Earth Day, the Distancing-Friendly Way
Check out the videos we developed for family-based earth week activities: Stream Cleanups and Visiting a Vernal Pool USC Videos
Project Spotlight: Tioga County Highlights
By: Tioga County SWCD, Owego, NY, USC Member Streamside Conservation on a Local Farm What was the SWCD’s role in the project?: Tioga SWCD planned, sought grant funding and coordinated the implementation of the project. Project Description: This farm chose to enroll land
Riparian Buffer Training Registration
Fill out the registration form here, or on google forms https://forms.gle/PbRydo4qrmQ35nbYA Project Details TRAINING DATE: June 17 and 18 PARTNERS: Stroud Water Research Center New York State DEC National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Upper Susquehanna Coalition
Butternut Land Conservation Project
The Otsego Land Trust, Otsego SWCD, Butternut Valley Alliance, and USC are working on an exciting project in the Butternut Creek Watershed. The project, temporarily nicknamed “Mussel Flats”, already has several funders in place, including USC. The property has many conservation worthy attributes
Local Conservation Organization Engages Communities throughout the Butternut Creek Valley
On a balmy Tuesday evening in September, the Otsego County Conservation Association attended three municipal meetings at once. Former OCCA Executive Director Leslie Orzetti went to the Town of Pittsfield, former OCCA Assistant Planner Bailey Gano made the journey to the Town of
Stroud Water Research Center Riparian Buffer Training
When: June 17 and 18, 2020 Where: The Grange Auditorium, 100 Grange Place, Cortland, NY 13045 What: Put on by Stroud Water Research Center and the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, this workshop focusing on riparian forest buffers will provide: An understanding as to the
Press Release: Connecting the Dots – Linking Dollars to Dairy Grazing Decisions Workshop
Workshop Description Do you want more quality grazing days? Are you ready to make more money within your grazing system? Do you know your cost of production for pasture? Are you dealing with weather events proactively? Can you get away for a vacation
2020 USC Annual Retreat Recap
In 2020 we hosted our fourth annual USC Annual Retreat, a time we set aside to review, connect and plan future actions both with our partners and within our membership. Our 2020 annual retreat took place at Tioga Downs Conference Center, at the
BMP Highlight: Woodchip Barnyard Project
We'd like to share an excellent resource from Bradford County Conservation District about their wood chip barnyard project. This webpage, provides an overview of the project, complete with project report, photos, videos and other resources and is available at: https://www.bccdpa.com/woodchip.html. Why the need
USC Annual Retreat Save the Date
Don't forget to save the date for our 2020 Annual Retreat. Respond online here to register for the meeting. Day 1 will be for partners and members and Day 2 will be for USC member counties only. For those member counties wishing to